DETWILER REUNION QUIZ 20 AUGUST 2005
1. Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It
was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the
word _ _ _ _ entered into the English language.
2. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime
time TV were _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..
3. Every day more money is printed for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ than
the US Treasury.
4. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can _ _
_ _ better.
5. The original color of Coca-Cola was _ _ _ _ _ .
6. Is it possible to lick your elbow?
7. What state has the highest percentage of people who walk
to work? _ _ _ _ _ _
8. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness is 28%. What
percentage of North America is wilderness? 15% 28% 30% 38%
42%
9. What is the cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age
of eleven?
$3,400 $4,400 $5,400 $6,400 $7,400
10. The average number of people airborne over the US any
given hour is?
41,000 51,000 61,000 71,000 81,000
11. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their _
_ _ _.
12. What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
13. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only _ _ _ _ _ _
National Monuments.
14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great
king from history:
Spades - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hearts - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Clubs - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Diamonds - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence
on July 4th, they were _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Most of the rest signed on August 2,
but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
16. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most
popular boat name requested? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
18 If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have
to go until you would find the letter "A"? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
19. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield
wipers, and laser printers all have in common? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
20. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? _ _ _ _ _
21. Which day are there more collect calls than any other
day of the year? _ _ _ _ _ _’ _ _ _ _
22. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed
frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress
tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase......... "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _."
23. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago
that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would
supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead
is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based,
this period was called the honey month ... which we know
today as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
24. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts...
So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender
would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle
down." It's where we get the phrase "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’_ _ _
_ _’_"
25. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle
baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When
they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some
service. "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _" is the phrase
inspired by this practice.
THIS QUIZ WAS PRESENTED AT THE 109TH DETWILER FAMILY REUNION
HELD ON AUGUST 20TH, 2005, BY DICK LUSCH, HISTORIAN.
